Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

I left my gal sad and lonely, left her standing in the rain

I went down to the railroad, I caught myself a midnight train

I beat my way into Texas, landed in a gambling town

I got myself into trouble, I shot the county sheriff down, oh lord

I shot the county sheriff down

Verse 2

They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain

They took me to El Paso, they tied me with a ball and chain

These prisonbars all around me, no-one to call my bail

My heart's sad and so lonely, I want to get out of this jail, Oh lord

I want to get out of this jail

Verse 3

The jury read the verdict, murder in the first degree

The judge said, take this prisoner to the penitentiary

They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain

I'd left my home forever and I'll never see my gal again, oh lord

I'll never see my gal again

and thats all

-Bert